By Jove, is Colin Firth returning for a ‘Kingsman’ sequel?

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The Colin Firth faithful (the Firthful?) probably cried in their pints a little bit upon seeing their favorite guy and newly minted action hero go down in Kingsman, but at least he died fighting. Or did he?

A pivotal action sequence set in a church finds Firth’s secret agent Harry Hart affected by the inhibition-lifting technology of supervillain Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson), and Harry pretty much massacres a metric ton of people due to being effectively mind-controlled.

Afterward, though, Valentine shoots him in the head in the parking lot, and a wide shot shows his body crumpling to the ground. We never see the body or a funeral after the good guys save the day, and it might be because director Matthew Vaughn told us he has plans for Firth’s possible return.

Kingsman pulled in an impressive $35 million-plus opening weekend — even against Fifty Shades of Grey — and could have some legs with a lack of cinematic competition plus good reviews and word of mouth. If there is a sequel, bank on Taron Egerton’s young agent Eggsy being in it since Kingsman is essentially his origin story, according to Vaughn.